Happy Canada Day everyone!

Today marks the 2nd year I've been with my family. Roger made me this card to mark the occasion.
Here are some more shots Roger took on our walk this morning:

training continues...

Malcolm is on the verge of crawling and is getting stronger everyday. Yesterday Roger took a picture of him doing a full push-up... amazing huh?
Malcolm and me.

Good days and bad days.

For the most part my little brother Malcolm is quite a happy fellow, but there are some times when he can be quite upset. I've come to realize that human babies need lots of sleep, don't get me wrong I love sleep too, but Malcolm isn't a happy camper if he doesn't get at least two solid naps a day. Normally, he sleeps 1.5-2 hours in the morning and has a similar nap in the late afternoon. This morning I woke him up a bit early because I barked at the doorbell.

Roger and Tracey have been putting Malcolm to bed a lot earlier than before, around 7:30 or 8:00pm. It's kind of a mixed blessing cause on the one hand he's been sleeping through the night (whoo hoo!), but on the other hand it doesn't allow for much time to be doing things outside after 7pm. I know that Tracey's a bit sad about that (especially with the onset of summer).

Roger took us both on a walk this evening and here are some pictures. He even took one of my friend Snoopy, I haven't seen him in quite a while, not since Malcolm was born.
Snoopy really does have two ears.
Here's Malcolm deep in thought.

Summer is here, too bad the sun isn't.

The first official day of summer and it's been warm, but definitely not sunny. We spent the evening at the park yesterday watching Tracey play softball; Roger plays sometimes too, but either Tracey or Roger have to watch Malcolm and me. Here are some more pictures Roger took of us this past week.

Here's a picture of Grandpa Harry and Malcolm at the store.
This is my favorite place to sit when we're at home, I get a bird's eye view of everything from the window seat.
Have you seen a happier kid before? (I think Tracey took this one)
Here's me at the park.

Here are some more pics...

Well the Conders are gone and hopefully settling into their new surroundings in Vienna. We wish them well and hope to hear about their new adventure soon. In the meantime here are some new pictures shot last week.

Malcolm got to swing at the park.

Malcolm got to play on the swings the other day. Here are some pictures:

We'll be missing the family moving to Austria.

Roger's friend Ryan is moving the whole family to Austria next week. They are planning to be away for approximately 3 years. I know that Ryan has been checking the blog, so I thought I'd throw out a shout out to him in Vienna. Here's the name of the place he'll be working at:On behalf of the family, I would like to send my warmest wishes for their continued happiness and success. In the meantime here are some more pictures:

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Malcolm and I shared a very strange moment this afternoon. We were both in the kitchen and I think we bowed to each-other. Roger told me that it's a very common way of greeting each-other. Here's the picture, you can decide for yourselves:

New camera = more pictures!

Here are some action shots of me jumping on the bed.


Here are some pics of Malcolm, I love the one where he's raising one eyebrow, I wish I could do that!

Roger got an early birthday present!

Roger got a new camera for his birthday/father's day. It's a Nikon D40 with a 18-200VR lens.


Here are some new pics with the new camera:

7 Months today....

Malcolm is 7 months old today, hurray! He's really grown the last little while; he doesn't even sleep swaddled up anymore. He sleeps on his side, his back, even his stomach. That's very funny to Roger and Tracey because he hates tummy time so much.



I'm fine too. Now that we're getting more good weather I've been treated to more walks than usual. We've even gone to the beach and the ballpark and it's only the first week of June. Paws crossed that it's going to be a good summer. I've heard rumours that I might even be going for my first professional haircut soon. Do you think I need it?



Here are some more pictures of Malcolm that you might like:

Further developments....

Here are Malcolm's two new teeth. He wasn't very happy when Roger took this picture, but you can clearly see his new chompers. I don't think the teething is bothering him lately, which has been lucky.


Yay, my nose if black again. Good thing for the sunshine and the Vitamin D! I love the good weather.


Malcolm is happy in the jolly jumper. He loves jumping in that thing.

I have to get my license today.

We received a license renewal notice in the mail yesterday. So Roger and Tracey will be heading to the Vancouver SPCA to renew my tags.

On the Malcolm front there was a significant development last night... he only woke up one time, whoo hoo! I hope that's a trend that will continue and improve. He also played in his crib for about half an hour by himself. We love it when he can entertain himself. It gives the rest of the family a chance to get some more sleep, including me!

Roger, Tracey and Malcolm had lunch with the family last week. In fact, they met with cousin George and cousin Sandra from Scotland. Tracey said that Malcolm was very well-behaved during lunch. He was extremely happy and didn't fuss at all. Here's a photoshopped pic from the lunch (you can see in the picture that Malcolm is sprouting his first two teeth):

sleep a hard thing to come by....

Despite some recent successes, Malcolm has still had trouble sleeping uninterrupted stretches overnight. This past week Roger and Tracey were able to eliminate the need to administer the middle of the night feeding and the need to swaddle Malcolm; two things that they thought they could never eliminate. Malcolm is now sleeping from about 8:30pm all the way to 3:00 or 4:00am before waking. However, for whatever reason he's now been waking up at 5:00 or 6:00am and wanting to start his day. It's especially tiring for Roger and Tracey since they would like to sleep at least until 7am. I on the other hand can sleep all day.

We had Ally, Jayme and their mom and dad over for dinner yesterday; a Korean feast it was. Here is a picture of the kids together; hope I spelled their names right! Makes me wonder how much my life is going to change once Malcolm is crawling. Yikes! :

With spring comes the good weather.

The weather in Vancouver has been so beautiful lately. We were out for a family walk to English Bay yesterday evening. I don't know how long the sunny weather is going to last, but we'll have to take advantage of it. Unfortunately, it also means that I get dirty more often and we all know what that means, more baths. Roger gave me a bath tonight in fact. He said that I turned the tub water grey, what ever that means. I don't see colors very well so I'm guessing that means I was quite dirty. I guess I do notice it on my paws, they look very white again. Here are some more pics, including my apres bath picture.

Malcolm looks a bit funny in this pic, but very happy nonetheless.

Happy Mother's Day.

It's been a pretty busy weekend. Last night Tracey hosted a dinner to celebrate uncle Glen and cousin Joseph's birthdays. She made enough spagehetti to last the whole week. I got to have a taste when someone dropped some on the floor, it was delicious. Also, last night Roger and the boys went out for for their last BNO before Ryan's departure to Vienna. He'll be leaving in a few weeks then coming back for the rest of the family in June. It was quite a dinner... the boys feasted on steaks at the famous Morton's steak house. Roger said that there was a 48oz porterhouse that was $114 just for the entree and that's without any sides! Oh, Malcolm wanted me to mention a special Happy Mother's day to both his Mom and Grandma today. He's is always very appreciative of how much love and care he receives. Here are some pictures from the week:
Look at my magic fingers they're invisible!

A visit to Gomo Halmoni's house.

Always happy in the Baby Bjorn carrier.
Here's Malcolm grabbing cousin Nicole's nose.

The 24 oz porterhouse from Morton's.

Mmmmm.... key lime pie.

Jolly Jumper

Malcolm is getting his first tooth, Roger has been trying to get a
picture of it, but it's very illusive. Accompanying the teething is a
bit of crankiness. In fact, I think Malcolm has been waking up more
throughout the night if you can believe it. Poor Roger and Tracey, will
they ever get a good night's sleep? Here is something that always seems
to keep Malcolm happy (Tracey is opposed to the music, so the next version will be sans music):

6 Month Stats for Malcolm

Weight: 8020g = 17.6lbs
Length: 68cm = 26.7in
Head: 45cm = 17.71

The shot wasn't too bad, Tracey and Roger thought it was a good sign that Dr. Lin gave Malcolm a Snoopy band aid. He cried for about three seconds and calmed down immediately. Too bad he has one more next week. Dr. Lin said that Malcolm's legs are very strong and not to be surprised if he walks early. Here's the CDC growth chart for Malcolm (Basically he's totally normal with respect to weight and length... but he does have a bit of a large melon):

6 Months....

I can't believe that Tracey has been home for 6 months now. Where has the time gone? Her maternity leave is half over now, wowee (shh... she doesn't like to think or talk about it, cause it's stress inducing) And don't even bother to mention the day care issue. It's been so busy the past few weekends, just to review these are some of the events:

Leah and Travis nuptials
Canucks playoff game
Ryan's surprise party
Grandma at the hospital

I hope grandma feels better soon. I wish I could do something to help her, but hopefully the doctor will have some good news and perhaps suggest something that will make her feel better. It's going to be a tough day tomorrow. Malcolm doesn't know it yet, but he's going in for his six month shots tomorrow. I know he'll be a trooper.

Safe and sound.

After waiting for 3.5 hours at the passport office in Richmond, Roger made it out safe and sound. Can you believe that the first person in line started lining up at 1:30 in the morning? That's crazy. I mean Roger got there at 6am and managed to get out at 9:30am. That's not too bad considering how many people were actually in the line. So even though it was cold and wet, because of Roger's perseverance..... in about six weeks Roger and Malcolm's passport should arrive and they'll be able to travel across the border.

On a sad note, the Canucks lost in double overtime despite the efforts of Roberto Luongo. It was a nice playoff run albeit short. After all, most people didn't think the Canucks would make it to the playoffs let alone to the second round. We have high hopes for next year! At least they finished above the Leafs and Flames.

Passport office visit for Roger.

Roger had to wake up very early this morning to go to the passport office in Richmond. He woke up at 4:45 and left the house at around 5:30am to line up to renew his passport and to apply for Malcolm's. The lines have been quite crazy in Vancouver since the American government instituted a new policy that all Canadian travellers now require a passport to cross the border. Roger hasn't come back yet, but hopefully he won't have to wait too long at the office. In the meantime here are some new pictures of Malcolm, he's becoming such a big boy now: